Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2386 mails)

[Sloan <joe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Fischer wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 15, Sloan wrote:
>  
>   
>> Why not just rsync all the files of interest over to the new box? The
>> integrity of the filesystem is really not connected to the display issues...
>>     
>
> Well, in the ongoing saga.....
>
> The new machine is a spanking HP pavilion, dual core athlon 64.
>
> And 10.1 doesn't recognize the DVD/CD rom...
>
> Install no go. 
>
> Install ACPI=off at least gets me som old fashioned curses-style 
> dialog boxes, but which invariably tell me it can't find/mount
> the cd rom device. going into the System Information dialog
> to Hard Disks or CD-ROMs tells me it finds the SATA HD, and 
> even all the cute flash-rom thingies. But not the DVD/CD.
>
> I'm now almost $1000 in the hole for nice hardware I can't use...
>
> Suggestions?
>   

I've always had splendid success installing suse from external USB drives...

If your hardware is new enough to handle booting from USB that seems
like a good  bet - especially since I have no idea why your internal DVD
is not liking linux...

Joe

Joe
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